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Podcast: Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls
Episode: Lido Patches After CS? Maybe.
Description: The US has no shortage of lidocaine patch television commercials. Topical lidocaine has a role for local, topical, minor aches and pains. What about lidocaine patches for post-op cesarean section pain? Is there data for that? A brand-new meta-analysis in AJOG-MFM (Nov 13, 2025) looks at this option. However, there has been 3 prior reviews on the same topic from 2019, 2022, and 2023. Do they all arrive at the same result? Listen in for details!1.     Smoker J, Cohen A, Rasouli MR, Schwenk ES. TransdermalLidocaine for Perioperative Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Current Pain and Headache Reports.2019;23(12):89. doi:10.1007/s11916-019-0830-9.<...